Canadian Sailings articles from August 2007

Canadian Sailings archives from August 2007

Competitive Pressures, Regulatory Regimes among Five Key Challenges Facing Port of Hamilton.
August 6, 2007... BYLINE: By RON SAMSON Commenting that some of the challenges faced by the maritime industry are common to all players, Hamilton Port Authority president and CEO Keith Robson told the agency''s annual meeting that the port has identified...

Vancouver Introduces Tough Truck Licensing Rules.
August 6, 2007... BYLINE: By MARK WILSON The Vancouver Port Authority has announced the toughest container truck safety and environmental licensing standards in North America. The port''s revised Truck Licensing System will bar substandard trucks from...

Halifax Impresses India''s Trade Delegates.
August 6, 2007... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS The Halifax Port Authority has made no secret about the fact that it wants to build a relationship with India''s business community and the Canadian firms that import and retail manufactured goods from that country....

Transport Canada Studying Wider Ships on St. Lawrence.
August 6, 2007... Transport Canada will not allow ships with a beam of more than 40.1 metres (131.5 feet) to sail up the St. Lawrence River past Quebec City because of concerns about safe navigation in narrow channels. The department, along with the Canadian...

Shipping Industry Applauds University of Michigan Ballast Water Study.
August 6, 2007... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY The shipping industry is applauding a University of Michigan study that calls for saltwater flushing of ballast tanks to prevent additional aquatic pests from entering the Great Lakes. "It backs what we have...

Plans for Coast Guard Patrol Boats Thrown off Schedule.
August 6, 2007... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY Plans to build 10 new patrol boats for the Canadian Coast Guard have been thrown off schedule by the Public Works Department over concerns about the fairness of the bidding process. The Coast Guard will operate...

Technology, Training Blamed in Cn Derailment at Cheakamus River.
August 6, 2007... BYLINE: By MARK WILSON A 2.8-kilometre-long Canadian National train derailed in British Columbia''s Coast Mountains, spilling caustic soda into a prized salmon river, because mid-train power was inoperative due to inattention. A...

Port of Sept-Iles Feature: Tugboat Agreement to Benefit Port of Sept-Iles Users.
August 6, 2007... Two tugboats will now be berthed at Sept-Iles'' Monseigneur Blanche Wharf following the signing of a 10-year agreement between the Sept-Iles Port Authority and Iron Ore Company of Canada. The Eastern Canada Towing tugboats will also be used for...

Port of Sept-Iles Feature: Environmental Protection Integrated into Port''s Development Strategy.
August 6, 2007... The Sept-Iles Port Authority drew up its first environmental policy in 2006 and processes were put in place to evaluate its environmental performance. As a result, the port and its tenants are required to prevent pollution and reduce to a...

Port of Sept-Iles Feature: Railcar Ferry Startup Ensures Access to North American Markets.
August 6, 2007... Thanks to the work of the Port of Sept-Iles, a railcar ferry service started up in 2006. The first user was Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC). The railcar ferry is situated at the port''s La Relance Terminal. The rail link, which was...

Port of Sept-Iles Feature: La Relance Terminal Celebrates 20th Anniversary.
August 6, 2007... Former prime minister Brian Mulroney was the honoured guest at 20th anniversary celebrations in September for the Port of Sept-Iles'' La Relance Terminal. This important facility for Quebec''s North Shore paved the way for the port''s economic...

Port of Sept-Iles Feature: Record Growth for Port of Sept-Iles in 2006.
August 6, 2007... Cargo handling at the Port of Sept-Iles increased by over 1 million tonnes in 2006. As result, the port moved a record 23.5 million tonnes, up from the previous year''s 22.4 million tonnes. For the second consecutive year, La Relance...

Port of Yingkou Continues to Connect with Hamilton.
August 13, 2007... Rewinding back to November 2005, the Hamilton Port Authority signed a sister port agreement with the Port of Yingkou in the province of Liaoning in the People''s Republic of China. The intention of the agreement was to promote goodwill,...

Mariners'' House of Montreal Elects New President.
August 13, 2007... Mariners'' House of Montreal held its 39th annual general meeting on June 27 and elected Frank Martini, director of commercial affairs for the Montreal Port Authority, as its new president for a two-year term. The first vice-president is...

Verreault Shipyard Stows Labour Troubles, Lands Contract.
August 13, 2007... BYLINE: By MARK CARDWELL A truce in a months-old labour conflict with its shipyard workers has enabled Verreault Navigation to land a lucrative ship repair contract with the Quebec government. Just days after agreeing to refer its...

Lynden International Expands Mississauga Facility.
August 13, 2007... Full service freight forwarding and integrated logistics company Lynden International says it has moved three of its North American facilities to new, larger locations. Among them is the Lynden Canada facility in Mississauga, Ont. Lynden...

Port of Hamilton Focuses on Connect-Innovate-Progress.
August 13, 2007... A new year signalled a new brand launch for the Hamilton Port Authority, focusing on its partners to promote Hamilton as the leading Canadian Great Lakes port. Using the tagline Connect-Innovate-Progress, port authority staff have...

Carego Group Raises Profile, Strengthens Port Partnership.
August 13, 2007... Tenant and strategic port partner Steelcare, now part of the Carego Group of Companies, continues to promote its quality service offerings and industry expertise to the marine and the broader transportation industry stakeholder. The Carego...

Terminal, Stevedoring Partners Jointly Promote Port.
August 13, 2007... The Hamilton Port Authority says that at this point in the 2007 Seaway season, most players have come to understand that traffic this year is likely to fall short of 2006 tonnage volumes and the number of vessel calls at many key Great Lakes...

Freight Forwarder Latest Port Partner.
August 13, 2007... Tradelink International, a Hamilton-based freight forwarding company, relocated its offices to port lands in the Hillyard St. office complex adjacent to Pier 15 in May, closely tying it to the port and the many partners looking to advance the...

Land Development, Infrastructure Improvements Continue.
August 13, 2007... In conjunction with the recent Federal Marine Terminals lease renewal, the Hamilton Port Authority committed to a variety of resurfacing, demolition and building construction projects to provide further enhancements to the terminal operated by...

Environment a Port Authority Priority.
August 13, 2007... The Hamilton Port Authority views environmental stewardship as a critical priority in all port developments, so much so that the job of environmental manager was created in 2006, the first such position for a Great Lakes port. The...

Shipbuilding & Defence.
August 13, 2007... BYLINE: By SHARON HOBSON The Canadian navy and the Canadian shipbuilding industry finally have something to celebrate. After standing silently by, watching the government approve program after program for the air force and the army,...

Authority Adopts Port Neighbourhood.
August 13, 2007... Over the past several years, the Hamilton Port Authority and port partners including Bunge Canada, Dofasco and Stelco have been working closely with the United Way. As responsible corporate citizens, the organizations see the value of combining...

Port Days Highlights Hamilton''s Sister Port.
August 13, 2007... Mid-August marks the occasion of the fourth annual Hamilton Port Days, celebrating Hamilton''s waterfront and highlighting the port''s commercial, environmental and recreational importance to the city of Hamilton and the surrounding region. ...

Hamilton Harbour Rap Edges Closer to Targets.
August 13, 2007... With a 2015 deadline to complete the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan, RAP co-ordinator John Hall says there is "more energy and investment in the RAP now than when it began in the 1980s." He credits this to the community of stakeholders...

Cruise Ship Project Looks to Federal Program for Assistance.
August 13, 2007... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS A recently renewed federal financing program may be the key to keeping a cruise ship project in Halifax. Pearl Seas Cruises, an American cruise line, will apply for assistance under the structured financing...

A Flood of Announcements and What They Mean.
August 13, 2007... BYLINE: By Peter Cairns, President, SHIPBUILDING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA There have been many positive announcements concerning the shipbuilding industry in the past couple of months and I will try to look at the significance of each in this...

Mid-Year Figures Suggest Vancouver Will Break Records in 2007.
August 20, 2007... BYLINE: By ALAN DANIELS Overall tonnage at the Port of Vancouver increased by 4.5 per cent during the first six months of 2007 compared to the year-ago period. Potash, lumber and container shipping led the gains. With the peak transit...

Thunder Bay Sees Slight Cargo Dip.
August 20, 2007... BYLINE: By WILLIAM HRYB After a vigorous start to the shipping season, Thunder Bay''s cargo shipments have fallen slightly below last year''s totals. At the end of June, the port had handled 3.21 million tonnes of cargo, compared to 3.25...

Thunder Bay Dredges Loading Dock Facilities.
August 20, 2007... BYLINE: By WILLIAM HRYB McNally Construction Inc. of Hamilton, Ont., is deepening the existing loading dock facilities at the Port of Thunder Bay. The Thunder Bay Port Authority issued tenders for the dredging contract in the spring to...

Top Management Procures Bay Ferries'' Parent Company in Maritimes.
August 20, 2007... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS Bay Ferries'' parent company, NFL Holdings Ltd. of Charlottetown, has been purchased by four of its senior managers. President and CEO Mark MacDonald and vice-presidents Donald Cormier (operations and safety), Danny...

Desgagnes Acquires New Vessel.
August 20, 2007... Transport Desgagnes Inc., a subsidiary of Groupe Desgagnes, has acquired a new Beluga F-240 series vessel. The multipurpose, tweendeck lo-lo cargo ship is 138 metres long. The 12,744-deadweight-tonne vessel can carry heavy payloads. It has a...

Princess of Acadia Gets Million-Dollar Makeover.
August 20, 2007... BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS The Princess of Acadia ferry that sails between Saint John, N.B., and Digby, N.S., has undergone a million-dollar makeover. Owner Northumberland Ferries almost cancelled the Bay of Fundy service last...

Winds from Saint John.
August 20, 2007... BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Some people might enjoy driving the long and winding road near the town of Welsford between Saint John and Fredericton, but for truckers and business travellers, it''s a nightmare when the fog rolls in and...

Senate Hearings Examine Future of Container Traffic in Canada.
August 20, 2007... BYLINE: By KATHLYN HORIBE Two days of Senate hearings were held recently in Montreal to consult the transportation industry on containerized freight. Witnesses called to testify included the Port of Montreal, Termont Terminal Inc., the St....

Maritime Law Seminar Points Out Potentially Costly Jurisdictional Disputes.
August 20, 2007... BYLINE: By JIM HYNES Lawyers and other professionals brushed up on the latest developments in transportation law at the 16th annual Maritime Law Seminar organized by the Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) firm in Montreal. Titled Hot Button...

Maritime Industry Examines Labour Needs.
August 20, 2007... BYLINE: By MARK WILSON The marine industry should forget about recruiting foreign employees while thousands of qualified Canadian marine workers are unemployed, according to Michel Desjardins, vice-president of the Seafarers International...

Study Looks at Transload Facilities to Spur Halifax Container Traffic.
August 27, 2007... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS A stronger focus on transload facilities could be pivotal to increasing container traffic through the Port of Halifax, according to new research made public by the Atlantic Institute of Market Studies (AIMS). ...

New Potash Mine Expected to Boost Exports at Saint John.
August 27, 2007... BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. plans to invest $1.6 billion into a new potash mine adjacent to its current operation near Sussex, N.B. The expansion is expected to increase potash exports at the...

Fears Persist over Natural Gas Port Near Quebec City.
August 27, 2007... BYLINE: By MARK CARDWELL A thumbs-up from one of Quebec''s most comprehensive environmental review panels has done little to quell public anxiety over the potential dangers posed by a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal along the...

Fast Trains, Security Spending on Radar.
August 27, 2007... BYLINE: By WILBROD LeCLERC France''s new bullet train recently hit a record speed of 575 kilometres (360 miles) per hour. This is probably neither the last test nor the last record for the TGV (train Y[acute accent] grande vitesse), but it...

Industry Takes Exception to Transport Canada''s Emphasis on Need to Improve Safety.
August 27, 2007... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY Two recent Transport Canada news releases have annoyed many within the marine industry with the underlying suggestion that shipping isn''t safe. In early July, the department announced that amendments to the...

Commuter Patience Will Be Tested As Bc Ferries'' Rates Soar.
August 27, 2007... BYLINE: By MARK WILSON The British Columbia government''s efforts to put a firewall between itself and BC Ferries by redirecting the public''s wrath to an independent management team will be tested over the next four years as fares rise...

T.M. Pallas Award.
August 27, 2007... We are pleased to announce the winners of the T.M. Pallas Award for the year 2006. The winners were determined from the results of the oral board, which is the final step in the navy''s certification program. The winners have been presented...